Life expectancy is plummeting down in developing countries e.g. in 1990 the life expectancy for an Englishman or a woman was 78. For example Brazil or Sub-Sahara Africa the expectancy is only 65 years of age. This is a massive difference.

Facts such as 800,000,000 are malnourished, and 200,000,000 of that 800,000,000 are children. Another staggering figure involving children is that one child in ten dies before they reach their 5th birthday. A majority of those deaths are hunger related, totalling to 6,000,000 deaths every year.

During the 1990’s the share of the population living on less than $1 a day fell from 28% in 1987 to 23% in 1998. So some could argue there is an improvement, involving world poverty. This is also hazardous health condition including the very basic living accessory, clean drinking water is made unavailable. Some 1.3 billion people do not have access to clean drinking water.

The work safety within the village is dangerous. Workers, w

ork 7 days a week in the mountain searching for tin. This would then be sold. This is how they make their money. Everyday is a risk. To get the drill out of the rock they use a drill. If the rock is too strong then it will be blown up, using dynamite.

In Manila there is an institute where homeless children go. This is to try and help them get back on track. Helping them get of the drugs and back living a healthy life. But most children go back too how they were before they arrived at the institute. ½ a million people will loose their job over the next year this can only mean one thing, more children on the streets.

Some topics in this essay:
Tin Mountain, Mountain Bolivia, Sub-Sahara Africa, Children Manila, , Housing Houses, Health Staggering, Philippines Information, tin mountain, Smokey Mountain, clean drinking water, clean drinking, can’t afford, drill rock, drinking water, numbs stomach, can’t feel, food nutrition, life expectancy, people living,